Bundler and binder.



No. 870,362. PATENTED NW. 5, 1907. W. D. HARRBLL & J. B. MGNOWN.

BUNDLER AND, BINDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-27.1907.

Snuenfozd/ witnesses WILLIAM DRAKE HARRELL AND JOSEPH EDWIN MoNOWN, OF.LAGRO, INDIANA.

Br'INDLER AND BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed February 27.1907. Serial No. 359.594.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM DRAKE HARRELL and Josnrn EDWIN Moi owN, citizens of the United States, residing at Lagro; in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bundlers and Binders; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inithe art to which it app'ertains tomake and use the same, reference being had-to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

' Our invention relates to fodder bundler and binder, and has for its object to provide a device of this class wherein fodder, such as cornshu cks or any other like material, can be quickly and easily made into bundles and securely bound in such manner that the bundles will be small and compact and a great saving will be effectedin the string or cord with which the bundles are bound.

A further object of our invention is 'to provide a fod-.

der bundler and binder which can be operated by one man, the device being so arranged that the bundles can be securely held while being bound with a suitable cord or twine. I

With these objects in view our invention consists in 1 indicates the machine which comprises the longitudinafframe pieces 2, the transverse pieces 3, the parallel pieces 4 forming the table 5, said pieces 4 being provided with ah upwardly extending portion 6 at the forward'end thereof said pieces being cut away at 7 on the arc, as shown inFig. 1.

8 indicates the curved lever or crane, which as shown in Fig. 1 is pivoted to the pieces 4 at thepoint 9, and it will be seen by referring to Fig. 2 that the stirrup 10 is formed by the free end of said lever.

11 indicates the double slide-arm which as shown in Fig. l is provided with an upward extension 12 at the rear end thereof, said sliding arm operating in slides 13 as shown, and the forward ends of said arin being bent outwardly at 14 so that it may be grasped and operated by the operator. A guiding slide 15 is secured to the upward extension 12 of the double slide a-rm 11, said guiding slide operating on the upper edge of the parallel pieces 4, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2; while a spring 16 connected to said sliding arm is provided for normally holding the said sliding arm in position, shown in Fig. 1. A cord or twine box is conveniently arranged at the front end of the machine accessible to the operator.

Having thus described the several parts of our invention its operation is as'follows: The shucks or fodder or other material to be bundled and bound are placed upon the table 5 above the double sliding arm 11, and when a suihcient quantity has been so placed the operator stands at the front end of the machine and the curved crane or lever 8 being in position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the double sliding arm 11 is grasped by the operator and drawn forward, the upward extension 12 of the double sliding arm carrying the fodder forwardly until it lies on the table directly above the curved crane or lever 8. When in this position the curved made or lever is thrown forward into position shown in' dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the foot of the operator is placed in the stirrup 10 at theend of said curved crane or lever and pressure being applied the fodder is compressed into a small cylindrical bundle, the curve in the crane or lever andthe cut away portion in the pieces 4 forming together substantially a circle and therefore compresses the bundle into'that form. The fodder being' thus held in the cylindrical bundle the same is bound with suitable cord or twine and tied, after which the curved crane or l ver 8 is thrown back into position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 and the bundie removed. The operation is extremely simple, and the fodder or other material can be bundled or bound very rapidly, as is of course obvious.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,-

In a bundler and binder of the character described, the combination of two parallel piec'es forming a table and hav ing :1 portion thereof cut away on an arc of a circle. a curved crane or lever associated with said table, one end of said curved crane or lever forming a stirrup, said lever being arranged to form substantially a circle with the said cutaway portion of said table and a sliding arm associated with said table for drawing the fodder in position to be engaged by said curved crane or lever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof,- we'afiix our signatures, in presence of t\VO witnesses.

\VILLIAM DRAKE HARRELL.

JOSEPH EDYIN MQNOWN.

Witnesses F. II. Bnooiinn, D. R. Bonn. 

